John Battle vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and John Battle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
John Battle played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. John Battle had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
John Battle |
10 |
9 |
1985-86 to 1994-95 |
Sam Jones |
12 |
12 |
1957-58 to 1968-69 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
64 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.728 |
Sam Jones |
56 |
10.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
6 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
Sam Jones |
8 |
9.4 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
64 |
12.6 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
.457 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.738 |
Sam Jones |
71 |
20.6 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
8 |
9.8 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.441 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.400 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.913 |
Sam Jones |
11 |
17.5 |
10.3 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.846 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
67 |
18.3 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.390 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.750 |
Sam Jones |
74 |
20.4 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
4.8 |
10.6 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
12 |
13.8 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.680 |
Sam Jones |
13 |
15.2 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
82 |
20.4 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.324 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.815 |
Sam Jones |
78 |
26.0 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
5 |
23.6 |
9.8 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
9.2 |
.435 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.750 |
Sam Jones |
10 |
25.8 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.886 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
60 |
24.6 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
9.1 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.756 |
Sam Jones |
78 |
30.6 |
18.4 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
7.6 |
16.5 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
14 |
36.0 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
79 |
23.6 |
13.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
10.9 |
.461 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.286 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.854 |
Sam Jones |
76 |
30.6 |
19.7 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.2 |
17.2 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
5 |
21.4 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.364 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.400 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
.960 |
Sam Jones |
13 |
34.6 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.2 |
19.1 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.831 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
76 |
21.5 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
8.7 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.118 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.848 |
Sam Jones |
76 |
31.3 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.1 |
17.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
15 |
13.5 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
.913 |
Sam Jones |
10 |
35.6 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.1 |
18.0 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.8 |
.735 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
41 |
12.1 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
Sam Jones |
80 |
36.1 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
10.3 |
22.7 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.5 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
1 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sam Jones |
12 |
41.3 |
28.6 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.3 |
24.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.0 |
.869 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
51 |
16.0 |
6.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
.476 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.263 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.753 |
Sam Jones |
67 |
32.2 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
9.3 |
19.9 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
1 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sam Jones |
17 |
35.4 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.1 |
20.2 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.838 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
28 |
10.0 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.377 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.355 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.731 |
Sam Jones |
72 |
32.3 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.2 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
2 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sam Jones |
9 |
36.2 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.6 |
23.0 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.4 |
.862 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
73 |
33.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.5 |
18.5 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
19 |
36.1 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.5 |
19.3 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
70 |
26.0 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
7.1 |
15.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Battle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
18 |
28.6 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.797 |